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From Jageshwar Yadav of Chhattisgarh to ‘Nariyal Amma’ of Andaman & Nicobar: How Padma Awards celebrate India’s unsung heroes

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2024

Among the awardees are those who have fought against financial and physical odds to create a cascading impact in society and also those who dedicated their finances and skills entirely to the society

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132 Padma Awards 2024: Venkaiah Naidu, Chiranjeevi, among 5 Padma Vibhushan recipients, Foxconn CEO awarded Padma Bhushan

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2024

The awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order), and Padma Shri (distinguished service)

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‘I thought BJP government won’t give anything to a Muslim, PM Modi proved me wrong’, says Padma Shri awardee Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri

OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2023

Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri said, "I quit applying for this award thinking that the BJP government never gives anything to a Muslim. But Modi Ji chose me and proved that my thought was wrong."

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Meet Dr SL Bhyrappa – Padma Bhushan awardee of 2023

Anurag - 26 January, 2023

Dr SL Bhyrappa has written 24 novels, four volumes of literary criticism, and books on aesthetics, social issues, and culture. Over the past three decades, he has been a Professor of Philosophy at NCERT.

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Padma Awards 2023: Mulayam Singh Yadav, SM Krishna, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, and MM Keeravaani among 106 awardees

OpIndia Staff - 25 January, 2023

Former UP CM and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav was posthumously awarded with Padma Vibhushan.

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‘India is a part of me, and I carry it wherever I go”: Google CEO Sundar Pichai after being awarded Padma Bhushan

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2022

Pichai accepted Padma Bhushan from India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, in San Francisco.

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Forced to buy MF Hussain painting from Priyanka Gandhi to fund Sonia Gandhi’s treatment in New York, ex-Yes Bank chief Rana Kapoor confesses to...

OpIndia Staff - 24 April, 2022

The ED has filed a second supplementary charge sheet before the special court, according to which Rana Kapoor admitted that he was forced to buy a painting of Gandhi-scion Priyanka Gandhi for Rs.2 crore.

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President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awards for 2022: Learn more about the recipients

OpIndia Staff - 22 March, 2022

President Kovind presented the Padma awards for the year 2022 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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TMC MP and former Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sircar gets schooled for spreading lies on Padma awards

OpIndia Staff - 27 January, 2022

Jawhar Sircar asked why Dilip Kumar not awarded Padma Vibhushan, while the actor was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2015

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TMC’s Madan Mitra tears a lotus, says won’t offer to Maa Durga as it is BJP’s symbol: How Netizens are demanding action

OpIndia Staff - 27 January, 2022

TMC MLA Madan Mitra has stated that WB will henceforth not offer the Lotus flower to Maa Durga because it is BJP's symbol

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